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Can we use a mindfulness-based intervention for people in mental health recovery?

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Intervention to facilitate personal recovery in people with mental illness
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN90791918
Lead Sponsor
Hong Kong Baptist University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 or above
2. Permanent Hong Kong residents
3. Diagnosed with mental illness with standardised diagnostic criteria (e.g. ICD-11 or DSM-5), for any length of illness
4. Capable of providing informed consent to participate in the trial
5. Able to understand Chinese languages
6. Recipient the community-based mental health service

Exclusion Criteria

1. A diagnosis of learning disability or major cognitive impairment arising from any underlying medical condition resulting in significant functional impairment
2. Primary diagnosis of substance abuse
3. In a mental state that precludes the possibility of engaging in the intervention (e.g. significant thought disorder)
4. Engagement in concurrent mindfulness training/intervention
5. Do not provide informed consent
6. Refused to be randomised

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Personal recovery: Recovery Assessment Scale (RAS) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br> 2. Trait mindfulness: the Kentucky Inventory of Mindfulness Skills (KIMS-17) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br> 3. Self-compassion: Self-compassion Scale (SCS) at at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br> 4. Resilience: Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br> 5. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<br> 1. Positive and negative mood: Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br> 2. Quality of life: The World Health Organization Quality of Life – BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) at baseline (pre-intervention), post-intervention, 1-month follow-up.<br>
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